Hard road gets easier for old dogsDes Smyth, walking with just the slightest hint of a hobble, couldn't wait to get his golf shoes offMon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Learning to live at a higher levelHe wouldn't exactly call it a phobia, but Paddy Gribben doesn't particularly like flying. He's working on it, thoughSat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
Smyth is quick out of the trapsDes Smyth is growing older, but he is still playing like a young fellowFri Jun 30 2000 - 01:00
Relaxed and ready to take on the challengeYou can picture his mind, that of the analytical accountant, racing at a million miles an hourThu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
Olazabal set for more US activityNot long after savouring the unique linksland of Ballybunion for the first time yesterday, Jose Maria Olazabal - sporting a couple…Wed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
A King who set her people free"Performing is very fleeting, it's very intangible, it's very momentary. And it's wonderfulMon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Monty to miss Irish OpenColin Montgomerie has blamed an exhausting recent schedule as the main reason for his withdrawal from next week's Murphy's Irish…Tue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
McNamara in demandThe year is just getting better and better for Derek McNamaraTue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
Offaly prove they are still in the fast laneOffaly 3-15: Johnny Dooley 0-9 (six frees, one 65), J Errity 1-1, G Hanniffy 11, B Murphy 1-0, Joe Dooley 0-2, J Troy 0-1, J …Mon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
Tiger burns a hole in the nightThree o'clock in the morning and even this night owl is questioning his sanityMon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
Westwood won't be heading southWhen entries closed on Thursday for the Murphy's Irish Open at Ballybunion in a fortnight, one name was prominent by its absence…Sat Jun 17 2000 - 01:00
Fox earns St Andrews selectionNoel Fox may be a reluctant traveller to events in Britain, but his stay-at-home policy - which has seen the Portmarnock player…Tue Jun 13 2000 - 01:00
Irish are in fashion at EpsomAs a nation inebriated with most things equine, much of the past two decades have been a bit hard to takeMon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Clinical Dublin show no mercyDublin: 2-20 - V Murphy 1-3; J Gavin 0-6 (five frees); P Curran 1-1; J Sherlock 0-3; D Darcy 0-2; B Stynes, C Whelan, J McGee…Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Clarke's major ambition can be a realityDarren Clarke won't have to rely on transatlantic phone communication with Butch Harmon as he prepares for next week's US Open…Tue Jun 06 2000 - 01:00
Griffin hurls himself at TV roleIt seems like an age ago now, but when the documentary Sunday After Sunday was broadcast in 1984, to celebrate the centenary …Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
Masters is a winnerFor an event that only made its debut last year, the Mitsubishi Motors/The Irish Times Ladies Masters hasn't taken long to steer…Tue May 30 2000 - 01:00
Unions united in central systemIrish club golfers are set to take a step into the new technological age ahead of their British or European counterpartsTue May 30 2000 - 01:00
Brief claims to red flesh and bloodAs far as the family tree goes, the closest I can get to claiming any sort of Munster citizenship is that the maternal grandfather…Mon May 29 2000 - 01:00
Coughlan targets Irish OpenRichard Coughlan, who is now based in New York, has booked his holidays at home in Ireland, but he is still unsure whether he…Tue May 23 2000 - 01:00
No time for sentimental journeyTradition provides an indelible link with sport, and especially to the English FA CupMon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Annual battle for the Algarve beginsSince its inception just two years ago, the Musgrave Crumlin Children's Hospital Club Challenge, which is editorially supported…Tue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Winner has to shell out for tripAlthough the winner of this year's South of Ireland championship at Lahinch will be invited to compete in next year's Houston…Tue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Coughlan faces challenge of Curtis Cup pairNobody can confidently predict who will win the Lancome-sponsored Irish Women's Close Championship which gets underway at Baltray…Tue May 09 2000 - 01:00
Irish pair in Ganton teamAlison Coffey and Suzanne O'Brien have been included in the 12-strong Britain and Ireland amateur team which takes on a women…Tue Mar 28 2000 - 01:00
Aree the teen sensationShe's only one year into her teens and won't be allowed to play full-time on the US LPGA Tour for another five years, but word…Tue Mar 28 2000 - 01:00
Limerick signal future purposeOn two occasions before a ball was pucked in any sort of anger, the public address announcer deemed it necessary to inform patrons…Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Boys fly off to BrazilTwo Irishmen have had their SOS messages answered for this week's first European Tour event to take place in BrazilTue Mar 21 2000 - 00:00
No record safe from WoodsNobody's running scared, not just yet, but Tiger Woods' dominance of the professional game is a little frightening all the same…Tue Mar 21 2000 - 00:00
Kerrymen the better finishersThe sporting gods don't always dispense justice fairly. So it was in Kilmallock yesterdayMon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Team spirit the key at Na FiannaLittle insights tell what lies in the heart of a clubThu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Support for FDC proposals growingSlowly, but surely, it appears that the Football Development Committee's mission to spread the word about the proposed restructuring…Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Vroom-vroom in heat of the nightA curious sort of nocturnal creature has evolved in recent years and, personally, I lay the blame for it on Eddie JordanMon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
McCormack points to victoryThere's something mystical about Meath football, a conundrum that outsiders just can't fathomMon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
McGinley sets his sights on EuropeansPaul McGinley has probably stood in the shadows cast by his contemporaries - principally Darren Clarke and Padraig Harrington…Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
Lawrie to team up with DublinerBritish Open champion Paul Lawrie, who last week controversially sacked the caddie who helped him to Carnoustie success, has …Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
Coceres holds his nervePart of the rich folklore that surrounds a certain Jose Eusebio Coceres, aside from the one which asserts he carved his first…Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
Irish pair remain in contentionSomething had to happen to disturb the sort of balmy calm that you're inclined to believe can only be found in paradiseSat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Lawrie: axing of Byrne mishandledBritish Open winner Paul Lawrie yesterday admitted he had mishandled the "sacking" of his Irish caddie Paddy Byrne, which occurred…Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Darren ClarkeDarren Clarke couldn't suppress a smile as he stepped off the first tee at the Dubai Creek course yesterday, realising immediately…Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Harrington gets inPadraig Harrington, who has opted to spend a few days working with his coach Bob Torrance in Scotland rather than play in this…Thu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Clarke resumes and aims to `improve'Life goes on, even for golf's newest million dollar winnerThu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Women's squad to train in sunIn a positive development aimed at ending a barren spell in international team golf, the Irish Ladies' Golf Union has announced…Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Monty hopes to get going in DubaiA few years ago, at Crans-sur-Sierre in the Swiss Alps, in the run-up to the Ryder Cup at Valderrama, Colin Montgomerie took …Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Cullen named in Europe teamReigning Irish Amateur Open champion Gary Cullen faces a busy schedule over the coming monthsTue Feb 22 2000 - 00:00
Farrell the Na Fianna inspirationPearse Park yesterday was no place for fancy footwork, frills or flairMon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Arriving by hearse to the weddingDoesn't it always seem that something unexpected, almost illicit, tastes so much better? So it was on Saturday afternoonMon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
All in for event of MillenniumThe GUI will stage a once-off club competition this year which it estimates will be the biggest ever amateur golf event in this…Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
